diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 119b7fa..f06c843 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 		</repository>
 	</distributionManagement>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+		    <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
+		    <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
+		    <version>4.7.3</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jdbc</artifactId>
@@ -118,6 +123,26 @@
 	<build>
 		<finalName>MeetMate</finalName>
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+			    <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
+			    <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			    <version>4.7.3</version>
+			    <configuration>
+			        <effort>Max</effort>
+			        <threshold>Low</threshold>
+			        <xmlOutput>true</xmlOutput>
+			        <findbugsXmlOutputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</findbugsXmlOutputDirectory>
+			    </configuration>
+			    <executions>
+			        <execution>
+			            <id>spotbugs</id>
+			            <phase>verify</phase>
+			            <goals>
+			                <goal>check</goal>
+			            </goals>
+			        </execution>
+			    </executions>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>